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Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!

#37948 05/12/04 04:18 PM

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Is there any reason (other than _cost_) not to simply put a fuse in series with a circuit breaker, coordinated so that the circuit breaker will trip in normal circumstances, but the fuse will blow if the breaker fails?

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Joe Tedesco	05/12/04 03:09 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	rlrct	05/12/04 03:21 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Ron	05/12/04 03:47 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Mean Gene	05/12/04 03:57 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Lostazhell	05/12/04 04:33 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Joe Tedesco	05/12/04 04:41 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Dan Neeser	05/12/04 04:50 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	CharlieE	05/12/04 05:34 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	rlrct	05/12/04 05:39 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Joe Tedesco	05/12/04 05:55 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Ron	05/12/04 06:38 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	winnie	05/12/04 08:18 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	George	05/12/04 11:31 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Electric Eagle	05/12/04 11:32 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Fred	05/12/04 11:33 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	drillman	05/13/04 12:35 AM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	harold endean	05/13/04 01:59 AM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Bjarney	05/13/04 03:52 AM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Scott35	05/13/04 04:19 AM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	ComputerWizKid	05/13/04 09:45 AM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	electure	05/13/04 12:28 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Joe Tedesco	05/13/04 12:37 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Ryan_J	05/13/04 01:19 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Dan Neeser	05/13/04 02:06 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	:andy:	05/13/04 02:08 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	JBD	05/13/04 03:40 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	SteveMc	05/13/04 09:17 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	pauluk	05/13/04 11:54 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Trumpy	05/14/04 07:55 AM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	electure	05/14/04 11:48 AM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	JBD	05/14/04 01:55 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	FWL_Engineer	05/16/04 06:46 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Joe Tedesco	05/16/04 11:50 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Electricmanscott	05/17/04 12:24 AM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Attic Rat	05/17/04 01:08 AM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	FWL_Engineer	05/17/04 01:54 AM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	480 kicks like a mule	05/17/04 03:37 AM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	pauluk	05/17/04 08:33 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	JBD	05/18/04 01:25 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	nesparky	05/19/04 06:28 AM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	Trainwire	05/19/04 01:23 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	electure	05/20/04 12:32 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	iwire	05/20/04 08:27 PM
Re: I believe that fuses are far superior than circuit breakers!	John Steinke	05/22/04 01:17 AM